October 4, 2001
City Seeks Tax Payment From Local Charities
The city of Montpelier, Vt., is joining a growing list of local governments seeking revenue from tax-exempt groups, asking the city's nonprofit groups to chip in a "voluntary" property-tax payment.
Mayor Chuck Karparis sent a letter recently to all of the city's nonprofit groups that said Montpelier is struggling with one of the highest property-tax rates in the state. "Among the reasons: a very high service demand and an unusually high percentage of tax-exempt properties," he wrote.
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